Bird-cage.



be conveniently are. 754,806.

Patented March 15,1904.

JOSEPH A. QUELCH,

or mew YORK, N. Y.

BIRD-CAGE.

SPECIFICATIOH formingpart of Letters Patent No. 754,806, dill-3d March 15, 1904.

Application filed 1 06 11 10, 1908. Serial 5c- 184,5fi8. (No :1 vial.)

To all whom.- it may concern;

Be it known that I. JOSEPH A. Qunnon, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of-New York, have invented a new and Improved Bird-Cage, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in bird-cages, the object being to provide, in connection with acage,a paper-roll holder,whereby the paper covering for the cage-bottommay and quipkly changed or renewed; and anotherobject is to provide a novel means for distributing gravel 6n the paperas it is drawn through the cage.

I will describe a bird-cage embodying my invention and then point out the novel fea tures in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of abird cage embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof.

Referring to'the drawings, 1 designates the bottom of the cage, secured to which aredownwardly-extended hangers '2, which also pro vide legs or supports for the cage when placed on a table or the. like. These hangers 2 have outwardly-opening slots 3, the inner ends of which are turned down to form bearings for the spindles 4: of a roller 5,. ori which the paper strip 6 is wound. I

1 have shown as secured to the inner side of the cage-bottom 1 a plate 7, which. forms a level base for the paper strip passed over the same. lhe paper strip 6' .is passed over. one end of the cage-bottom 1', thence underneath the bottom bars 8 of'the cage, and over'the oposite end of the bottom 1,- and thisopposite end of the bottom is turnedupwardandsomewhat sharpened, as indicated at 9.80 that the paper may be readily torn ofi at this point when a new length is drawn into the cage.

It will be noted that the end bottom bars 8 are arranged sufliciently above the plate 7 to permitthe free movement of thopaper.

a-means for distributing gravel'on the newsection'of paper as it is drawn into the cageI employ a hopper 10, having an opening 11 at the lower side, which is slightly above the paper. This hopper is removably connected to the cage by means of rods 12, having hook ends '13 for engaging. with the metal band or bar 14; of the cage. As the paperisjdrawn amount of gravel will pass out of the hopper 10 and onto the. paper., it is obvious that the paper may be changed suspending-hook or the like, or it may be re moved and placed upon a table.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- -1. The combination with a bird*cage of a paper-roll support attached thereto and from which paper may be drawn over thebottom of the cage.

hangers depending fromgihe bottom thereof, apaper-holding roller havingbearings in the said roller over the bottom of the cage.

bottom therefor having one end forming a tearing or cutting blade for paper, hangers attached. to the bottom of the cage and forming legs,'a roller for paper having hearings in .said hangers, and a paper strip extended from the roller over the bottom of the cage.

t. The combination with a bird-cage, of a. paper-roll bottom, and a gravel distributor connected with the. cage.

paper-roll holder attached theretofrom which paper passes through the cage, a gravel-hopper'hsving an opening at the bottom, and rods for engagingwitha-part of the cage.

to thisspecificationin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

v JOSEPH A. QUELCH. -Witnesses: M

,Cnes; W. Bnuonnn, a LQTTIE L. Bornsrnnr.

through the cage it IS obvious. that a certain.

By'this arrangement,

' in the cage without removing the cage from a .2. The combination with a birdcage, of-

,SEtld hangers and a paper strip passing from v 75 3. The combination with a bird-cage, of a holder attached thereto, a paper strip extending from the holder onto the cageattached to said hopper and havinghook ends In testimony whereof I have signed my name 5. The combinationivith a bird-cage, of a 

